The Sun. — London, England, 1864-10-14 00:00:00

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They had x i 77 - r.7 -, 1,,, , in the American States, and they # ( --:•PtiN ness with the American people the itt,the Sost friendly and satisfactory manner. It was , a great object to consolidate the colonies under the B. 'itish Crown extending from the Atlantic to the Pac: fi c- When it was considered that in the year 1790 0, 9 population of the United States was less than that of Upper and Lower Canada and Nova Scotia, at the present time, and that British provinces of North America had a larger habitable sur face than the United States, it was impossible to say what that great territory might bo made by good management and united efforts. The immediate completion of the International Rail way would become a most essential matter for the development of the large mineral and other re. Sources of those provinces under one local govern ment. RAR Doc Tort, what do you advise ? I ,:o ve „4. auvise Julligi's Concerts, afterwards to EVANS', 3 1 ,:_‘ - ' , garden. he ar some eharminz singing, order one of Fca best I ta chcalar's a vndyou magnificent potatoes, and that is the adv ice fgie . ICINAHAN'S LL WHISKY T. COGNAC This CH BRA i t cel BRANDY. ebrated Old IRISH WHISKY rivals the finest It NDY, s oi ,, P ure, Mild, Mellow, Delicious, and very Wholesome. Alin Bottles, 3s. Bd ., at the Retail Houses in London; by Re •-•-..nts in the principal towns in England ; or wholesale THE SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 14, 1864. PR1CE...... ...4d. STAMPED ....sd. N°. 22,561 R OYAL FREE HOSPITAL , for !hr DESTITUTE SICK, Gray's-inn-road , in the imme diate vicinity of the Great Northern Railway terminus, King's Cross. during the whole day, though in some instances persons fainted from the pressure of the crowd. The good conduct of the people excited the astonishment of strangers. A re markable feature in the scene was the number of women of all ages with children in their arms, not a few of them mothers with infants at their breast. It was calculated that the number of people in the streets could not be less than 60,000, and the Cork people say that no demonstration of such magnitude, or so gratif3 leg in its nature, ever before took place in the city. The procession began to move punctually at 12 o'clock and ended about 2 o'clock, when the Mayor ascended the platform and addressed the multitude. The spectacle at this moment was magnificent. The site is in Patrick-street, near Pa' rick't.-oridge, the most commanding in the city, The whole of that street, with the streets and quays ad joining, were densely packed with human beings, present ing the appearance of a pavenaect of heads—over which the banners floated gaily at intervals, The windows and bal conies were also filled, and even the house tops in some in stances were covered with spectators. The Mayor, in his eloquent address, briefly reviewed the life and labours of Father Mathew, and asked : RAILWAY INTELLIGENCE, b S, GREAT W INDMILL-STR E E T , LONDON , W. "gi ser ve the Red Seal. Pink Label, and Cork branded nahan's LL Whlskv." Now ready. at all the Libraries, in 3 vole , THE MASTER OF MARTON. "There is a great deal to admire in • The Master of Marton.' It is `veil written, and it has an interesting plot. The characters are admirably drawn. The dialogue through out is good, spaikling everywhere wills geniality and wit. It will take a very high place among the novels of the sea son."—Star. Hurst and Blackett, 13, Great Marlborough-street. 1 4 - sURIN li U RE, CARPETS, BEDDING, and FLOORCLOTH, CARRIAGE-FREE to any house in the kingdom, regardless of amount or distance. First-class goods at second-class prices. Terms peculiarly liberal to Clergymen and Gentlemen. An immense stock to select from, displayed in Showrcoms occupying an acre of ground. Every article warranted. i,GYMEN and GENTLEMEN ABOUT TO FUR ,NIISII are respectfully informed that Messrs. Cobbett ana Co. are publishing an entirely New Edition of their un equalled HOUSE FURNISHING GUIDE, illustrated byllo -.dip -able engravings of every description of Furniture and ~easteads, with prices attached. A copy sent gi atis and post-free on application. This costly work also contains '3omplete estimates for furnishing on the following revised scale GRAND TRUNK OF CANADA. The half-yearly meeting of this company was held yesterday at the London Tavern; Mr E. W. Watkin in the chair. rip llE WELLINGTON, ST. JAMES'S STREET. T (for 0 rn In addition t o th e Pi n i ng R oom on th e Ground Floor r ntle en he Saloon Dining Rooms are open for Band Parties, Daily, from One o'clock. The N-Ir Dish. Three Shillimr Dinner of' Soup, Fish, fro ade ni " 18 11. Joint, Sweet, &c., from 3to 9 p.m. On 6 undays 5 to 8.30. 1 4 Order of the London and Paris Hotel Co. (limited). _ ellington The JOHN CATES, Manager. r'ntrance, 160, Piccadilly. Lathe,' Entrance, 53, St. James's-strtet. , FUND are urgently REQUIRED. Treasurer and Banker—EDWARD MASTELIMAN Esq., Nicholas-lane. By order, STANFORD S. SMITH, Sec. Mr J. M. Grant, the secretary, having read the notice convening the meeting, the report was taken ANN PHILLIPS ROBERTSON, deceased.— Pursuant to an Act of Parliament of the 22d and 23d Vicar la, chapter 35, entituled" An Act to 1 urther amend the Law of Prove. ty and to Relieve Trustees," Notice is hereby given, that all Creditors and of ier persons having any claims or demands upon or against the estate of ANN PHIL] IPS RoiIERTSON, f rmerly of No. 3, Pembridge-square, in the parish of Saint Mary Abbott's, Kensington, and late of No. 3, Eglinton-villas, Gm - vine -road, Saint J hn's-wood, both in the county of Middlesex, widow, eho died on the twenty sixth day of I une, one thousand eL4ht hundred and sixty four, and whose will was proved in the p i n cipal registry of Aug u ste on Majesty's Court of Probate, on the first day of ugust, o n thousand eight hundred and sixty-four, by Charles t Tunaley, of No. 1, Milbrook-place. liarrington-square, Hampstead-road, in the county of Middlesex, physician, and Robert Dobie, of No. 7, Houghton-place, Ampthill-square, in the parish of sint 'ancras, nth said county of Middlesex , Esquire, the Executors thereof, are hereby ri quircd to se nd the pa titulars of such claims or demands to the said Execu tors, or to me, the undersigned, a their Solicttor , on or be - fore the 31st day of December next; at the expiration of which time the said Executors will proceed to distribute the assets of the said deceased among the parties ntttled thereto, having regard only to the o aims of which the Executors shall have then had notice. Dated this eleventh day of October, 1814. J. CHAPPLE, 19, treat Carter-lane, London. On 20th October will be published, THE PERPETUAL CURATF. By the Author of " Sa em Chapel." as read. The CHAIRMAN, in moving that the report for the half year ending the 30th of June be received and adopted, said it would be his duty to give them an account of their stewardship. They had endea voured to give the proprietors all the information they could in the report, so that they might be able more calmly to consider the state of their aff.irs than it was possible for them at a meeting of that kind. He was enabled to state that the traffic re turns for the week ending the 24th of September amounted to £27,636 against £24,679 for the cor• responding week of last year. (Hear, hear.) He found that, on comparing the traffic receipts from the Ist of July to the date he had mentioned with those for the same period in 1863, there was an in crease of £41,454, or 17 per cent. On taking the receipts and expenses up to the latest return there was an increase in the net receipts of £15,068, or 351 per cent. They would find the statement of capital in the 18th and 19:h pages of the report, and it was unnecessary for him to add anything to that statement. He would pass on to the other side of their account, which included the deplorable acci dent of Beloeil Bridge, the continuation of the American war, and the American currency. As regarded the Beloeil accident they were unable to discover any fault in the company's rules for work tog the traffic. The Beloeil Bridge crossed a tribu tary of the St Lawrence, and was a lift or swing bridge. He was not aware of any swing bridge Being a New Series of THE CHRONICLES OF CARLINGEORD. Threa vols lost Bvo., .E 1 Ils. 6d. William Blackwood and Sons, Edinburgh and London, A Six-roomed Parsonage £74 3 0 An Eight-roomed ditto A Ten-ro ,med ditto A Twelve-ruomed ditto 391 11 0 _ . .. Mr T. BARING, M.P., seconded the motion for the adoption of the report. The CHAIRMAN, in reply to questions, stated that the loss on the currency in the past h.lf-year had been avoided, not postponed—t hey bad nothing to carry over on that account. As to the postal account he had been assured that it would be very soon set tied, and he believed the Governuient of Canada would soon pay them what was due. Mr ADAMS said he held £1,200 stock in the company, and appealed to Mr. Baring as to whether he had not a right to be heard. He then proceeded to address the meeting, when The CHAIRMAN ob)ected to hear Mr Adams until he could put the question to the meeting as to whether they would hear Mr Adams or not, and requested him to sit down. He (the chairman) said, owing to the state of his health, he would only be too glad to be released from his position in the cam.. pang. He would not preside over a meeting unless it was conducted in a businesslike manner. On two previous occasions Mr Adams had made speeches and voted at their meeting when he had no right what ever to do so. He could not allow Mr Adams to proceed without first obtaining the assent of the meeting. Mr ADAMS contended-ilia ho had a right to be heard, and complained that the chairman had not allowed him to give an explanation. A PROPRIETOR thought that, as Mr Watkin had done so much for the company, they should support him in the course he thought proper to adopt, and he trusted that the day was not far distant when they would vote him a substantial acknowledgment of those services. lIIIE COPIAPO EXTENSION RAILWAY CO3IPANY. (Pabellon and Chanarcillo Railway.) Fifth Thousand, with magnificent emblematic cover, de signed by John Leighton, F.S.A., price 21$. ; or in morocco extra, Ns., THE ILLUSTIt A TE D INGOLDSBY LEGENDS, from 60 Original Drawings by Cruikshank, Leech, and Tenniel. A Library Edition, in Two Vols. fivo., with the Original Plates, from Drawings by Cruiksban • and Leech, 218. Also, an Edition without Illustratious, fcp. Bvo., ss. ; or on toned paper, 7s. 6d. Richard Bentley, Publisher in Ordinary to her Majesty. Together with a trice List of purified Redding*, and a mass of valuable inforrnationto all requiring househ.,ld furniture. •arpet.s, or bedding. References kindly permitted to Clergy men and gentlemen in or near Great slaivern, Southampton, Chichester, Bury, Ely, Preston, Grimsby, lyde, Plymouth, Wells. Oxford. Brighton, Gainsborough, Margate. Kidder minster, Wellington. Croydon. Cambridge, ~taines, Dorking, St. A_ban's, Worcester, Ipswich, keterborough, St. David's, Wrexham, and above 500 ocher places in all parts of Great Lint, • COB BETT and CO.. General House Furnishers. Deptford bridge. London, B.E. Incorporated under the Law of Chile. kkg r ,SE IS HEREBY GIVEN, That a GENERAL tilke -' 4 G , f the SHARI- HOLDERS will be held at the th e 28 of the C ompany, No. 2 New B. oad-street, on FRI I ) AY, The bo il day rf Oct o b er instant,' at one o'clock precisely, for in hi ir t -IPose of r celving a Re! ort from the Directors and the bn a e u , a ccounts to the 3( th June last, and tor the general al l e „ ess and affairs of the C mpany. The Directors' report the e°l3l Pally three day be obtained on app Mee ti bat the offices of s prior to the . By order, London EDWARD E. COLE, Secretary. , 13th October, 1861. " Who pleaded so passionately for the poor as he did ? who worked for them as he did ?—who sacrificed for them as he did P—who stripped himself of his worldly goods and embarrassed himself for them as Theobald Mathew did ? (Cheers.) Think of the time when multitudes of God's creatures—old and young, the strong man and the tender infant—lived upon hie charity—would have perished with out his daily biunty ; and then say, however glorious his fame as the most illustrious reformer of his age, whether he is not dearer to you as the devoted priest of the sanctuary. as the dauntless champion of the poor, as he who fed the hungry, and gave drink to the thirsty, and clothed the naked, and sheltered the stranger and the wanderer, and protected the widow and the orphan I" (Cheers.) He con cluded as follows :—" The fight he fought was a great and a noble one, and he resolved to die in harness. He died as a soldier of the Cross, with his armour on. He died amid the tears and the benedictions of all men, and upon his sainted grave no hand has flung aught but a flower, and no tongue has coupled his holy name with aught save a blessing or a prayer. (Hear, hear.) This, then, is the man whom you are met this day to honour—to honour by your union, your con cord, your dignity of demeanour. (Hear, hear.) To honour A ' M Y CONTRACTS. - TENDERS will be received at this Office until 12 o'clock noon on the 28th of October from persona who may be willing to enter into CON TRACTS to supply BREAD and ‘I EAT - - NEW NOVEL BY THE AUTHOR OF " LADY AUDLEY'S SECRET," 80. NOTICE —THE DOCTOR'S WIFE. reprinted from "T, mple Bar Magazine," is ready, in 3 vols., at every Circulating Library. Johh Maxwell and Co., Publishers, 122, Fleet-street. - in such quantities as may be required, for the use of her Majesty's Land N'orces stat oned in the following places, from let December, 1864, to 3 tst May, 865, GEORGE KERRY d ecease d.—Pursuant to an Act of Parliament of the 22d and 21d Victoria. chapter 35, intituled "An Act to further amend the Law of Property and to Relieve Trustees," Notice is hereby iven, that all reditors and other persons having any eta ma or demands upon or against the estate of GEt tRGE IcMILitY. deceased, late of No. 16, Park-terrace, Brixton, in the county of Surrey , and of No. 19,20, stud ,1, Bishopsgate-street Without, in the county of Mi dlesex, silk mercer, who died on the let of J nuary, 1-64, and whose will w4s prov d in the principal re_istry of 11 , .r Majesty' Court of Probate on the 4th day of February, 1864, by John Gower, of No. 61, Bread-street, heapside, in the City of I ondon, warehouseman. and Samuel Ling, of No. 19, Bishopegate-s re. t Without, in the c unty of Mt- dlesex, silk me cer, the Executors thereof. are hereby equired to Beni the particulars of such c aims or dementia to the said executors, or to me, the un ers gned, 4s their Soli citor, on or betore the 31st day of December next ; at the ex piration of which time the said Executors will proceed to el st ibute the assets of the said deceased among the parties en it ed thereto, having red .rd onq to the claims of which the Executors shall have then had notice. Dated ,his eleven .h day of October, 1864. J. CIIAPL-LE, 19, Great Carter-lane, Loctors' Commons. , LONDON DISTRICT. 1. Brompton 11 , use, Knightsbridge and Magazine Barracks, Hyde Par ; and Kensin_zton. E. Regent's Park, and St. John's Wood. 3. New Barracks, Chelsea; and Ordnance Survey Office, Pimlico. 4. Wellington Barracks,Buckingham Palace, and St. George's Barracks. 6. Th, , Tower. 6. Hounslow, and Kneller Hall. 7. flamDton Court. 8. Wi❑dsor. 9. Brighton, with Coast Forts from Newhaven to Shoreham. 10. Sandhurst. Separate Tenders for Bread and for Meat must be made f each of the above-mentioned Stations or Barracks, as sepa rately grouped and number d. Forms of Tender and Conditions of Contract may be ob tained on application at this Offi -e, by letter addressed to the Senior Commissariat Officer, or in person, between the hours of 10 and 4 o'clock. Tenders on the printed forms must be properly filed up and signed, and no Telider will be noticed unless d‘ livered at the under-mentioned office, und ,, r closed envelope (marked on the outside, "Ten er for Commissariat Supplies,") before 12 o'clock noon on the 28th October. Deputy Commi sary General's Office, 5, New-street, Spring Gardens, London, S.W., • th October, Demy Bvo., extra cloth, Gs. 6d., LIFE: Ito NATURE, VARIETIES , and PHENOMENA. By LEO H. GRINDON. Third Edition. " Mr. Grindon's book has reached, but will not stop at, the third edition. It is the work of a scholar, a Christian, and a man of real ecience."—Morning Herald. " To those who delight in the exercise of their intellectual powers, these very thoughtful and b autifully-written reflec tions will be a wi [come boon, and the source long afterwarns, we m'y rest assured, of many fruitful meditatioiLs and plea sant memories." —Sun " The reader will find in it much thou_ ht and much read ing. There is plenty to think up n, plenty to study, plenty to entertain."—lllustrated London News." London : F. Pitm in, 20, Paternoster-row, E.C. teat had been worked without accident. At almost all the swing bridges accidents had happened. -It was a dangerous thing to life and property on a railway to have such bridges, capable of lorm- Crown Bvo., cloth, 400 pages, price 58., REDDEN SPRINGS. By the Rev. J. PARKER, of Manchester. " The sermons of 'r Pa aer are espec al y noticeable for clearness of thought and language. All seems as it it were written with a penll of 1 ght. . • . N ture is every where in the ascendant, and henre its matchless force . . There is no speakin .tr . tor sueak.ng's sake, no display of any kin.l ; every word is an arrow directeu to the mark."—Bri tish Standard. London: F. pitman, 2 1 , Paternoster-row, E.C. such a man is to do honour to yourselves, to your country, to the Irish name; not to honour him would be a disgrace to you and to Ireland. (Loud cheers-) It is now my pleas ing du y, in the name of the citizens of Cork, to unveil the statue which is to stand hencetorward in your city as an enduring memorial of its best and greatest citizen, and to present to the gaze of those whom he loved and served in Inauguration of the Statue of Father Mathew. T HE LIVERPOOL AND LONDON AND GLOBE INSURANCE COMPANY. Established 1836. life the semblance of those features which are so familiar to their memories and so dear to their hearts. (Cheers.) Let the statue be now unveiled." (Enthusiastic cheers.) Brief widresses were then delivered by Mr Taylor, of the National Temperance League, London, Mr Jas. Haughton, Dublin ; and the Rev. Mr Dunscombe, a clergyman of the Established Church. They exhorted the people to fellow the counsels of him whose memory they that day honoured, and expressed a hope that the demonstration v ould lead to a revival of the temperance cause. The multitude then quietly separated. The shops in the town were nearly all closed during the day. No bands have played during the evening, and up to the hour at which I write (9 o'clock) everything is perfectly quiet in the city. Mr J. MERCER said it was well known that Mr Adams entertained certain ideas and notions of his own ; and as he had addressed them twice before when he was not a proprietor, he thought the opid nion of the meeting should be taken. He now apd peared desirous of diverting the meeting from• the statements of the Board, after the very able and clear manner in which everything had been laid before them. _ 280 pp., cloth, lettered, price 35., VEGETABLE COOKERY. —Pastry, Pickling, This volume supplies a want long fe't. Cookery books exist in abundance, but they relate almost exclusively to the preparation of dishes from animal food. his work is devoted entirely to the proper ooking of vegetableq, to preserving - , I "ling, the preparat i on of sauces, soups, beverages, &c, &c., and f aims a complete treatise upon the Nubject. Vegetables, fruits, &c., constitute tilt halt ot our daily food : here is an essay ui.on the best possible preparation of this half. Loudon : P. Pitman, 20, Paternoster-row, E.C. LANTIC AND GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY COMPANY. Offices -2, Old Broad-street, London, E.C. ISSUE OF SECOND MORTGAGE BONDS, (Ohio Division) • Payable in London. 4,C00,(00 Dollars. Due in 1883, Coupons due Ist January and Ist July. r , ,,k e etired by a Registered Mortgage on the Income and all i-;-4Pora.te Rights, ivileg•es, Lands Franchises, Plant, and Tt e rtY of the Ohio Division of the 'Railway. e Bonds are redeemable at par in New York, or in Lon -01.-`eill4s. 6d. per dollar and are transferable wi hout stamp rcement ; Interest Coupons are attach e d to .the B nd , Itt th e e lemi• annu 1 y, at the eons lidatel Bank in nclon, hati i d fixed rate of 4s. to the dollar. The B le nds wil be 4 11 a loa‘ are at wh ch rate Bonds ot 1,000 dollars will cost The 3 3 : , ying Coup.ms due January 1, 865. 400 oupons represent £l4-er anuum on each Bond of Tia.4.?llirs, or 91 per cent teriest on pri'e of Issue. '2nliteri se de , elopment of the Western States of Ames without any increase in he means ot transit to the kan w er n Ports, has given the At antic and Great Western Op eil .,,ftY, as r a pt ly as the different sectio .s have seen re ad d, an unexampled suoce=s. The whole line is now ful y 1 0s am' business and thoroughly ballasted, but the demand kls o „ - `,Ing P ock has been so far in excess ot anticipation that s the `,„'"Le p , ovision for it has not been made. and 200 mites of I tve 'ldri line has remained shut up until now. Great tffrs The been made to su ply locomotive , , carriages. and trucks. and has built ex ensive works for their construe hal 'Du are now turn no' out one locomotive complete every tlefs a ' a Ys, at.d ten freight e rs every cliy. In t.is way the A 8 rid will, in reas.mable time, be supplied. bas s the entire through traffic to and from New York that over the Erie Rail ay, i is but reasonable that at tlo ti of which will so largely benefit, should furnish a por tasd,r2ne rolling stock, and to meet th , s a treaty has been hilifi"„ with the Erie Directors for the expenditure of five Eft do lars in the eonstruction of engines and cars The as amount is now under contr et for rapid delivery, and ose r te* ived will be used exclusively for the through traffic t otil the Atlantic and Great Western Railway, the later tar th e Yon its part agreeing to supply a similar quantity , sa p rc e urpose. 'lltisi n ° wng the financial policy, adopted at the outset, of * a , fig. s ecurities to the ou rpm of only after so ot the line Sidinished as would secure the necessary income for pro ng the interest, the Compw.y feel justified, now that the llrleng of this great railway is complet d, in making this i,,Tnal issue of Bonds. bee f , Tig the last ten year- no railroad of any magnitu 7 e has Great on the American Continent except the Atl,ntic pr o e,reat Western, in which period the population and all hes " e e , agricultural and mineral, have largely incrett•ed ; sphoe results the pro perous state of most of the railroads, to thanethe Oct receipts have enabled large dividends to be paid S tockholders, after providing interest on indebtedness, Th e Clevela, d, Columbus, and Cincinnati Rail thwftZ.diyided last year e Ci ncinnati, Hamilton, and Dayton 1,13 L ittle M ami Th e Mi chigan Central Lake Shore Cleveland i ainsville, and Ash s "ibUla 23 / Id te r iC. Cannot 13..) doubted that the Atlantic and Great IN e - and J" , efi , ing almost a monopoly of the petroleum traffic, Of sing over the extensi e coat fields ot Ohio,h are w i fi , eater extent than even t h e l arge fi e ld of Pennsylvania , lbs. S how results at least equal, and most probably exceed he those above named. Whole system of this Railway, when in operation, will insist The 385 mice, I c Main Line - Sa'amanca to Dayton ranch to Cleveland 67 l'ra nklin Branch and Buffalo Extension BO „ ti t ill Total : 632 „ sti nli p 122 miles hay, been successfully worked during the t,,,,, p*; for the last three monthsearn n,i_having ex tiltru 1 C00,0,0 do:lars. Es limiting the receipts on the ti oh r .e r line to be only aq groat in proportion thereqz "" 1 Y they will be considerably larger), would eer ne _ ___ _ Dols. 1 ‘,.. gross receipt et Deducting 50 per cent. working t xpenses .. 3,373,703 --- Leaving net gain 3,373,78 Interest on total Bonded De'A, in- Dols _ e luding pre- ent Issue ... . . ....... 966,560 i lellt, of Leased Lino 1,2G6,560 Leaving surplus 2 107,418 to /hie, under ordinary circumstances, would be applicable itit er ' li 'dend on Stock, but for the amount required to pay 'lt n ip "! en lionds (7 , 7,85 dollars being p , ,yable in London, 41 nr „uxe ; rate of 4s. per dollar, and the rate o . exchange bur sen t ruling exceptionally high\ a ortion of above 0 48 Would be absorbed in the premium for gold. re s tri, thus evident that the resources of the road will be far the r "nall h equal to meet the charge tor interest, even should to exchange rule mach higher than at present. ` h e ,several divisions of the Atlantic and Great Western Jam samba been cansolida ed under the government . of Wa., eibb, Esq., whose reput tion as a Banker and Administratorttail- AT4 c is estab fished in Europe as we 1 as in l est a ' Mr. Robb as President of the Atlantic and Great ri• Rahway, joins the Direction of the Erie and other L °3qorMing the Throu h.lloute between ew York and bt. 1,72 So as to secure unity of action. The price of issue has been fixed at (0. term s of issu; are as follows : 5 per 011 application, being 11 5 0 per bond of 1000 dole. 15 i) on allotment „ 2'- In 0 „ 15 ~ 19th N ovember „ 33 15 0 21 19th D. cember „ 33 15 0 „ Ist lath January „ 47 5 0 less £7 Coupon due J anuary =7717, N' se .£l4 - 10 0 adp~ribers have the option of paying the instalments in ntin iou e, and will be allowed a discount of 9 per cent per an , After snob pre-paymen s. `l2, Barer allotm.nt, Scrip Certificates will be issued to to " These Certificates will be excha , ged for Bonds -pPorr n earer " on paym nt of the final instalment. .alik of Application may be obtained at the Consoddated atr ee z or at the offices of the Company, No. 2, Old Broad ,' London, E.C., or of E. F. GATT ERTFIWAITE, Broker, tor, a 28, Throgmorton-street, London , E.C. - Aon, Oct. 12, 1864. --- ATLANTIC AND GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY. To FORM OF APPLICATION. forwarded to the offices of the Company. No. 2, Old 4,2 d-street, London, EX., atter payment of the praimi --Yispeposit to the Bankers. To the Atlantic and Great Western Railway Company. Ofacing paid to the Consolidated B ink (Limited) the sum Ike I hereby request that you will allot and G dols. Second Mortgage Bonds of the Atlantic a gre _ Teat Western Railway (Ohio Division), and I hereby EtljoiLto to accept such Bonds, or any less number that may b e me. I am, your obedient servant, Sigr ature Address in full Date LAAMEE RACHEL'S CIRCASSIAN 1, 1A,1R ALABASTER POWDER, and GOLDEN street, ViTASII can t,nly be obtained at 47A, New Bond- AI VaIOSCOPE and TELESCOPE combined, p 0,,,. Just introduced, both of wonderful power, in Case, 258. 21, n-ET TELESCOPES, define 5 wiles, 10s. 6d.; t 0 Miles, ~11 Ditto, and tor Astronomy, 40s. MICROSCOPES in ,:ylnets, 3 Powers, 10s. 6d., magnifies 15 000 times ; Ditto, rqUifying 3C,00 , ., 215., with Animaleulse Cage, Life Box, &c. —4 ,:ze Compound Achromatic Ditto, power 65,000, 84s. The most powerful Race Glasses, made with sling cases, at los. 4, AGIC LAN TERNS aid DISSOLVING t. VlEWS.—Magic Lanterns and 36 Pictures, 7s. 6d. ; C areer Size, 10s. 6d. Dissolving Apparatus complete, 70s. kblfsescriptive Catalogues for two stamps. Post Orders pay ' Thper Baker-street. 111 , n — . 4 NARD DAVIS, 410, EUSTON-ROAD, LONDON. Optician to the Institutions. ......._ Si b ROT A C LE S.—Lenses ground on a new C opto Pthacipl e , requiring lees than half the usual maenifying reta - eo l d nd an„ wi e 'th which the smallest print may be read to ex (Prom the "Medical Circular," N0v.16, 1859.) We 1, th i e i r ni. rave seen Mr. Davis's improved spectacles, and by st — ` l the most defective vision may be improved." t B. 41 I , rames and Pebbles, 10s. 6d. and 7s. 6d. Glasses , I kge. ' B ' 6 d., 3s. ?.. 4 , Country residents suited by stating R T H. —Mr. ESKELL'S PATENT,—The Xgke,,,eclusive right to this Patent was secured to Mr. le . sti ,ol Grosvenor-street Grosvenor-square, by her ma nia ,nOval al (July 17, 1'860), and can only be procured at 4 111 hti c r e nce, wne e specimens may be seen, and every infor `o pa,ast can be obtained. Under this Patent, krtificial Teeth, 021, lifetime, are made and fitted in a few hours without to oxtra tuns. They support loose teeth, and protect uetectaras ; their resemblance to nature is perfect and un ft,rticul. e• and they are vuaranteed tor masticati n and vola sti r ta ti t o io n. aB r f l r 'r e rse on the subject sent for seven stamps. po, OPINIONS OF THE PRESS. ' die& ' 4 — ' ol , dental-surgeon, has succeeded in prod t ucl e np; Pnrp os - e teeth, and so construct! g them tha , they as their and pr a lifetime. . . . The process has been patented, s /, 1860 . °1111 'es to be most valuable."—Court Journal, Augu toth e ?rpr'sing• r ovelty in the adaptation of artificial teeth r i erieeeP l by patented principle, which s cur's the most ttp pea aid, Co nbined wi h tit greatest case and agreeable bnatiee."—Morning Advertiser. Au;.:ust 9, 1860. -cal'ed teeth stoi,ped, &a Terms strictly moderate. (fond-street. 1 - 1 11: .ra BENEFACTOR OF THE SKIN.— .10LI eatn, D S perfumed Toilet Sulphur Soap and , °thi n , •a• uly pstronised by the faculty, nobility, and gentry. Lfor or squats the properties and qualities of the Soap No. vt_eut an " e l ?ary toilet purposes, and of Nos. 2 to 5 in all oases -yell._ . 8 affections or rheumatism. hai r , ~wed toilet cream, cold cream, and pomatam for the ta.rem.„ cream for sulphur baths, withont any disagreeable 2 „l th e „ 4 1A, i t "a Preparations may be had at the central depot, a.tid sohegent-street, Sons, W; and at Messrs. Newbery J -8 ' Barclay and n dWards, Keating, Sanger and raolvap tree ozeaunett, and all chemists. Pamphlets and test - a rf.gent fo n a plication. m"r ge - etree r t Edin b Ugh — Mr. John 31`Kay, chemist, 119, 10th Thous And, price is., DR. HARVEY ON CORPULENCE. —Its diminution and cure without injury to health, with Remarks upon th, Maladies produced by obesity : C A.NC r.lt and CONSUMPTION. New and painless treat. ment. Price :s. By JOAN 11A.RVEY, M.D., t, Brook-street, Grosvenor-square. Smith and Co., 52, Long-acre. PROMENADE CONCERTS. rHE STRAND MUSIOK HALL will OPEN on MONDAY, the 17th October. with a Company composed of the following eminent Artistes : Vocalists —Madlle. Rosa Wilks, of the Conservatoire Royale de Musique, Brussels, and of the Principal Concerts of Belgium, Holland, Germany, France, &c. ; Madlle. F nny Molidoff. Prima Soprani , of the Principal Concerts of France, Germany, Prussia. Belgium, (cc. ; Madlle, Carlotta Mayer, ut the Prin ipal Concerts of France, Belgium, Germany, c. Instrumentalists—Violin, Signor Giovaani Adelmann, Principal Violinist at the Conservatoire de Milan; Cornet it-Piston, Mona Duhem, Professor at the Conservatoire Royale at Brussels ; Pianoforte, Mons. Tito Mattel, Pbaist to his Majesty the King of Italy- Orchestra—First Violin : Principal, Herr Strebing,er : Messrs. Maaktuzie, J. Russell, u. G:eesleach, P. Marsh, A., Haynes. Second VI lin : Principal, Mr. J. Newsham ; Messrs. Gunnis, J. Marshall, T. Porter. Vio ins: Pri ncipal, Mr. 11. Smyden ; Mr. Thompson. Violoncellos: Pri et, al and Solo, Mr. W. F. Reed ; Mr. Schroeder. Contra Bassi : Principal, Mr. W. Castell ; Mr. Ver , on Percival. Flutes : Principal and Solo, Mr. C. A. W ells ; Mr J. gdw a ds. Oboes : Principal and Solo, Mr. u. En ;Mr A. Lane. Clarionettes Principal and Solo, Mr. G Tyler ; Mr J. Tyler. Bassoons : Principal and Sox, Mr. W. B. Wooten ; Mr. I'. Anderson. horns : Principal, Mr. W. 1 , andley ; Mr. J. Titley. Cor nets : Principal wad Solo, Mr. A. Bouhourt ; Messrs. J. Davis, h. H. Stratford. Trombones: Alto, Mr. F. Kendall; Tenor, Mr. Rochester ; Basso. Mr. J. Maris. Euphonium : Sig. A. Jannotta. Tympany : Mr T. P. Chipp. Grosse Casse : Mr. F. Buxton. Side Drum, Triangle, &c.: Mr. C. Thomp son. Harp Mr. Stratford. Musical Director, Mr F. Kingsbury. Private boxes, 10s. 6d. ; box stalls, 2s. 6d. ; balcony and stalls, as. ; area, la. Box-office, 17, Wellingtou-street. STRAND 11USICK HALL, TWO GUINEA SEASON TICKETS. A. limited number of Annual Tic:ets, conferring - 'he pri vilege of ent , ee t., the PRIVATE I AUGU RATION TO- Mo it ROW (SATURDAY), the 15th instant, to be had at the Box-office, 17, Wellington-street. JULLIEN'S CONCERTS.—HER MAJESTY'S THEATRE. Third. Appearance of Mr. SANTLEY TO-NIGHT. POSfrIVELY'TLIE LAST NIGHT BUT THREE. THE BAND OF THE DANISH GUARDS. DANISH NATIONAL VOCALISTS. The new Danish Fanta-ia, arranged expressly for this oc casion by 31. Ju lien, entitled DAN SKE TONER. VOCII: ISt Mdlle. Liebhart. Violin 3l Lot•o. Conductor M. Jullien. Admission—ONE SHILLING. M. JULLIEN'S ANNUAL BAL D'OPEBA on WED NESDAY, October 19. MR. GERMAN REED'S New OPERA di CAMERA ENTERTAINMENT.—TO-NIGHT, at Eight o'clock, THE SLEEPING QUEEN, by M. W. Esq., the libre to by H. Farnie, Esq., and sustained by Miss D'Este 1 , inlay-on, Mr. 11 hiffin, Mr. Wilkinson, and Miss Poole. To be followed by TOO MANY WOKS, adapted from M. Offenbach by Mr. German Reed, the libretto by C. Furtado, Esq., and in which Mt.s D'Este Finlayson, Mr. Whiffin, and Mr. J. A Shim will appear. ROYAL GAL LERY of MIX- TRATION, 14, Regent-street. Every evening except Sat rday), at 8. Saturday morning, at 3. Unreserved seats, is , 25,; stalls, 35.; stall chairs, 55., can now be secured at the Gallery without fee. T H E 0 X F OR D , 6, OXFORD STREET, W. The Oxford and Canterbury HAD. Company (limited'. LA. FAVORITE, MARTHA, THE TROVATORE, &c, by the following Artistes, viz., Misses Russell, Fitz-Henry, Walmsley, Tyrn 11, &c. With augmented Band and Chorus, conducted by Mr. F. Jonghmans. Mr. JACK'ON HANES, the Champion Skater, in his per formancP,' on' the Drawing Room Skates, of Quadrilles, Varsoviennes, &c. UNSWORTH (or any other man), EUGENE, W. Randall, H. Nash, Heir Hermann, and Mdlle. Cava ho First Appearance of LE PETIT BLONDIN on SATUR DAY next. Admission—Area, 6d. ; stalls and balcony, la. ; private , ' boxes, 10s. 6d. CANTERBURY HALL. Triumphant Success of PRINCE PERFUME AND PRINCESS BOUQUET. Under the title of Prince Perfume and Princess Bouquet is nightly to be seen at the Canterbury Hall a Magic Spectacle far transcending in poetry of concept on, b auty and in genuity of arrangement, scenic effect, and brilliancy of lUht and colour any former ap lic,ation (even at this Hall) of the principle k ,, own as the OPTICAL ILLUSION. n this last Collective disp ay of scenic art and of brilliant choreograpi is and statuesque grouping will be found pic'u' es surpassing some of the greatest achievements of the Modern Extra vaganza—S, e "THE SHIPWRECK," "THE PHANTOM COMBA I'," and " THE CURTAIN OF FIRE." The "Illusive Sketch," which is the centre of these corus cations, is by Mr. W. F. Vandervell; the overture and inci dental music by Willem Vandervell. Prince Perfume, Mrs. William Randall. The Oxford and Canterbury Hall Company (limited). MADAME TUSSAUD'S EXHIBITION. Established 28 years at the Bazaar, Baker-street. NEW ADDITION. A full length portrait model ol MULLER, taken from life, is now added. Admission, ls. Napoleon Rooms and Chamber of Horrors, 6d. extra. Open from 11 in the morning till 10 at night. AR GYLL ROOMS, Great Windmill-street, Piccadilly. Sole Proprietor, H. R. BIGNELL. During the week, and till further notice, in addition to the Dance Music, Selections frmn Verdi's popular Operas, II Trovatore, Traviata, Rigoletto, d 62. ; Meyerbeer's Motle du Nord, IltLuenot4. &c. ; Melodies of the Forest, Valse, Guy Mannering, Polka, &c. Conductor—L. CURTI. Doors open at half-past B.—Admission, One Shilling. Manager—M. GRENET. TH. -IMPROVED MECHANICAL DENTIS CRY. --Professional abilities and great artistic skill have bee' most successfully combined in the pro 'notion of ARTIFICIAL T ii;ET h upon a new principle. The real value o' the perfection of the art of Dentistry will be experi enced by all wishing to avail themselves of professional assistance by c:nsAting Mr. AL isLRT, 34, Great Russell st•eet Bloomsbury. whose experience has enabled him to elf et such admirab le, con,,enient contrivances by artificial means, and which are so pa! f ectly effici nt. DR. SCOTT'S BILIOUS AND LIVER PILLS.—A NEVER FAILING REHEDY.—Pre ?and without any mercuria flingredient, from the recipe of Dr. cott, of Bromley, Kent, e found invaluable to all who , , uirer irom bilious and Liver eomplaints, indigestion, wind, ,palms, giddiness, dizzineso of the eyes, &a For habitual :ostiveness, as a family aperient medicine, and as a purifier 31 the blood, they are truly excellent; mild in their opera tion and grateful to the stomach, they create appetite, pro mote digestion, and strengthen the whole nervous system. Sold by W. Lambert, 8, King William-street, Charing-cross. London, and by most druggists, in boxes,ls. 14d., and three times the quantity in one, 2s. lid. Be sure to ask for Dr. Scott's BiIIOLUI and Liver Pills. The genuine arc a square green [Waage, with " William Lambert," engraved on the stfimPe Offices-1, Dale- treet, Liverpool ;2 1 and 21, Poultry, 7, Cornhill, and 56, Charing-cr. ss, London. (Empowered Special y by Parliament.) INVESTED FUNDS EXCEED £3,"0,0 0 0 STERLING. By an Act of the last Session of Parliament, the Globe Insurance Company of London was amalgamated as from the 29th September, sf 2, with the Liverpool and London Com pany, and by a clause in the Act the name of the latter Com pany was subsequently changed to THE LIVERPOO I. AND LONDON AND GLOB INSURANCE CO NI PANY. t he CAPITAL of the Company is Two Millions, of which £390,00 is paid up and invested ; and in addition there are Reserve Funds. which, independently of the Lite Reserve, amount to £1,200,000 . FIRE INSURANCE.—The Premiums in 1863 exceeded £580,000, and were ereater than those of any other Company by upwards of £200,0 0. The position in the Duty Return will be understood from the following statement : The Sun, established in 1710, collected duty in 1863, £215.000 The Phcep ix I t /7 178 Z, 138,00 , The Liverpool and 1 1836, 133,033 London and Globe 5 If ft Whilst no other Company collected as much a 5...... 90,010 LIFE INSURANCE—The Premiums received in 1863 were £209,5 0, and the Annuities paid am untcl to £33,500. The Fund accumulated to meet these Liabilities is L 1,450,000. The Liab lity of Proprietors is unlimited. SWINTON BOULT, Secretary to the Company. JOHN ATM' S, Resident :secretary. September, 1864. Fire p lodes falling due at Michaelmas should be renewed )y the 14th of October. LIFEBOAT SERVICES. —During the storms of the past year the boats of the National Lifeboat Institution say d 417 perso s from dift rent wrecks on our coasts. The Insti ut on also expended £13,819 3s. 2d. in the same period on lifeboat establishments, in addition to granting £1,351 6s. d. as rewards tor saving 714 shipwrecked persons by its lifeboats, and other moans The Committee of the Institution earnestly APPEAL to the public for ASSISTANCE to enable them to melt the continued heavy demands on tho Institution's 137 lifeboat estat4ishments. Contributions are received by all the London and country brokers; and by the Secretary, Richard Lewis, at the Institution, 14, John-street, Adeiphi. NIUDIE'S SELECT LIBRARY. FREE DELFVERY OF BOOKS. MEDI E'S L MARY NIESSENGE , ?S call on aup intod diys to deliver Boors at the Res , dences of Subscribers, in every part of London and the immedate neighbourhood. Pro4pectuse., posta .e free, on applie .tion. CHARLES ED WAR D MUDIM, New Oxford-street, London. MUDIE'S SELECT LIBRARY TWENTY-THIRD YEAR. The Library was Establish( d in April, 1812, in order to promote the widest possible circulation of the best Books in every departmen of Literature. From its commencement ureat care has been taken to ren der the Library n every way worthy of th cordi 1 encou ragement it has Te• eiv d. Bo of every shade of opinion on all subjects of pub' is interest have been freely added; and in cases where the demand has been general, nun .reds, and in some ,nstances thousands, of copies of the choicer Works have t,een provided for the use of Subscribers. Revised Lists of Works recently added to the Library, and Caalogues of Surplus Copies withdrawn for Sale, are now ready, n 1 will be forward don application. New Oxford-street, London, April, 1854. MUDIE'S SELECT LIBRARY. FIRST-CLASS SUBSCRIPTION, For a constant succession of the best New Mooks as they appear. ONE GUINEA TO ONE lIUN DRED GUINEAS PER ANNUM", Accordinix to .he Nu ber of Volumes required. 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CHARLES EDWARD MUDIE, New Oxford-street, London. PRIZE MEDAL -INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION, 1862. FRANCIS TUCKER do CO., Wax Chandlers, dto., To the Queen and the Prince of Wales. (Established 1720.) The Jurors' Report on Wax and Church Candles, in 1862, testifies to he excellence of the quality of Messrs. Tuckers' manufacture. A distinguished Dignitary, in a letter addressed to Franois Tucker and Co., on the subject of WAX CANDLES with PLATTED WICKS, Bays : " I have found them fully equal to the recommendation which you gave them, and can sincerely, in my turn, I com mend them to the clergy for the use of the altar." Finest quality, with tatted Wicks, patented.. 26. 2d. per lb. Ordinary quality .. • • .. • • .. :s. Od. per lb. VEGETABLE CANDLES, with a Mixture of Wax. Best quality Is. sd. per lb. second quality .. • • .. ls. 3d. per lb. Third quality Is. ld. per lb. Carriage paid in London on Orders of Five Pounds in value. FRANCIS TUCKER AND CO., 8, South Molton-street, Grosvenor-square. Manufactory— Kensington (Established 1730). The largest Establishm?nt in England for the Manufacture of Wax Candles for the use of the Altar REAL SEAL SKIN JACKETS.—M.ssre. HO kvELL, JAMES, and CO. res satin ly intimate that they have now ready for SALE an unu nal* , large variety of JACKETS and PALETOTS, made of the very finest skins of the seal. They are in six different sizes, and in shapes the most con. venient for either driving or the promenade. Messrs. Howell and Co. will esteem the favour of a visit o inspection. 5,7, 9, REGENT-STREET. HAIR -CURLING FLUID. 248. High Holborn, London.—ALEX. ROSS'S CURLING FLUID curl' Ladies' or Gentlemen a hair immediately it is app led. Sold at 3s 6d.; sent free for 51 stamps. Ross's Toilet Magazine, ls. 6d., or 20 stamps. GREY HAIR.-248, High Holborn, London,— ALEX. ROSS'S charges for Dyeing the hair perma nently- Ladies' flair from 7s. 6d. ; Gentlemen's from ss. The Dye is sold at 3s. 6d, or sent free for 54 stamps. It is most easy of We. HAIR DESTROYER —248, HMI Holborn, London.—ALEX. ROSS'S DEPILATORY removes, without elect to the sk u, superfluous hair from the face, neck, and arms. 3s. 6d.; sent the same day as ordered by post for 5 I stamps. SPANISH FLY is th. Ac t ing ingredient in ALEX. ROSS'S CANTHARIDES 0 (1., which • peedily produces whiskers and thickens hair. 3s. 6d.; sent ,ree fors4 st.mps.— ALEX. ROSS, 248, High tiolborn, London. Essay >n Hair, Id. PIMP LE REMOVER.--All disesses of . the skin are improvcd by one dose of ALEX. ROSS'S VEGE TABLE SKIN PILL. They remove rednesA, sallowness &C 2s. 9d.; by rrnit for 40 stamps.—ALEX. ROSS, 248, High Lomion. ALEX. ROSS'S FACE POWDER, ls ; sent for 14 stamps; Eye Colour, 3s. 'd., or 54 stamps. Skin tonic produces a transcendent complexion, 48., or nu stamps. Bloom of Roses, 3s. 6d., or 54 stamps.—ALEX. ROSS. 218, High Holborn, London. PIGS! PIGS! PIGS!—INDIAN PIG MEAL, without husks, supplied to the Royal farms, Windsor, and in every county in England, 10s 6d per cwt ; one cwt. equal to 1 cwt. barley or any meal. Delivered free in Lon don. Established 1858.— THOMAS PEARCE, Manager, 66, Laut-street, Southwark. (From the Times Correspondent.) Durum, Oct. 10. The public have been made acquainted with the career of Father Mathew, "the Apostle of Temperance," by the ex r able history may cellont " life" of him la tel y p ubl ished by his friend an d fellow-labourer, Cork.llow - 1 a i b h o e u rer , principalM r parts Maguire, M.sP remarkable the present Mayor of of his be briefly recalled to the recollection of our readers. Thee bald Mathew was a native of Tipperary, having been born at Thomastown, five miles west of Chisel, on Oct. 10,1790• He was of good family, and had aristocratic connections. He presented a striking illustration of the saying that the child is father to the man, being remarkable in his youth for benevolence, gentleness, and piety. Having eviuced a desire to become a priest, he entered Maynooth in his 17th year, but he was prevented by circumstances from finishing his course in that college. He became, however, a priest of the order of Capuchins ; and, being sent to the friary of that order in Kilkenny, he soon became popular and influential in consequence of his ability and earnestness as a preacher. He was removed from that "mission" to Cork, where he laboured for forty years—nearly to the close of his career—in a place called "the Little Friary," Black amoor-lane. He had won for himself a position of com manding influence by his unceasing labours. in the cause of philanthropy, when his attention was particularly directed to the prevalence of intemperance among the work ing classes in the south, and the miseries it entailed. There had been a temperance movement in Ulster conducted by a few Presbyterian ministers, and some members of the So ciety of Friends gave it their entire support. But it was evident they could produce little effect among Roman Ca tholics, who must be moved through their religious feelings, and that could be done only by one of their own priests. It was under these circumstances that a fellow-townsman, Mr William Martin, pressed upon the Capuchin friar the duty of devoting himself to the temperance cause, After much del b-raion :11a•heve conquered the modesty and diffi dence of his nature, and entered with his whole heart upou his great mission. The effects he produced excited astonish ment and admiration wherever they became known. Not only in the south and west, among Roman Catholics and people of the Celtic race, but among the Saxons of Loin ster and the sturdy Presbyterians of Ulster, the marvellous influence ef the humble friar was felt. He was also most warmly received in England and Scotland. A reformation unparalleled in modern times was effected through the in. strumentelity of his preaching and the administration 01 the temperance pledge. The charm of his goodness, hie earnestness, his loving and charitable spirit, which knee no distinction of party, and scarcely any distinction of creed, won all hearts. A priest of such a spirit, labouring so dis interestedly in such a cause in Ireland, struck people as a phenomenon so strange as to be almost a miracle in itself; and it is not wonderful that the Roman Catholic peasantry, and even some Protestants, believed that he was gittad with miraculous power. But his mission involved him in pecuniary difficulties, and debt weighed heavily on his mind for years. Then came the famine of 1847. During that terrible year he made almost superhuman exertions to save the starving people, and exerted his influence moat usefully in recommending and furthering the measures of the Government for the same object. But his labours and anxieties were too much for his strength. In 1548 he was smitten with paralysis. Partially recovering he went to America in the summer of 1849 in order to reclaim and ele vate his countrymen in the United States. His mission was successful, but his health gave way again, and he returned to Ireland in 1851, broken down and disabled, but true and brave to the last. He lingered on for flee years, and he died at his work on the Bth December, 1856, in the 66th year of his age. It was generally felt that such a public benefactor should have an enduring monument erected to his memory in the principal scene of his labours, and the appeal made to the public for funds was responded to with the utmost alacrity. The late Mr Hogan received a commission for a statue of Father Mathew, and he had made some progress in the work when the hand of that distinguished artist was pre maturely arrested by death. This calamity caused consi derable loss of time. At length Mr Foley, R.A., was in duced to undertake the task, which he has completed in a manner which has won the admiration of every one who has seen the statue, which was this day unveiled in the pre sence of an immense multitude of spectators. In every re spect it is considered to be a masterpiece, even more success ful as a likeness and in the propriety of the attitude and cos tume than the beautiful statue of Goldsmith, by the same artist. The dress of Father Mathew was peculiarly suit e d to artistic purposes, so that it-needed only to be literally copied, which has been done to perfection. The long frock coat with standing collar, the cloak placed loosely on t h e shoulders, and hanging in easy and graceful folds, and the half -military and half-clerical boots reaching to the knee breeches were habitually worn by Father Mathew, just as they appear in this bronze statue. The face is an excellent likeness. The ample hair crowning the full benevolent lorehead, the grave, thoughtful, but sweetly benevolentfea tures are likewise faithfully given. Nothing can be better than the position. The Apostle of Temperance has the right hand extended, as if addressing the people, or about to ad minister the pledge to the kneeling postulates, while on the left arm is raised a portion of the cloak, and in the lett hand is placed a temperance medal, and on the breast is suspended cast by teir Prince, re:nooses; of The Lon London. It Afh standsa a p o s b t e i e e n oB m ff tT o h s ei t mg e hp u : c ri c an e n s o successfully the freeze ;g the plinth. The pedestal, which s tands 9ff. Gin high, has been designed by Mr Atkins, archit ect. The following is the inscription : —" Mathew," and on the block " The tri bute of a grateful p eop l e " i s i nscr ib e d ae on the pedestal on S aturday, an d .' in the flout, and at the back " Erected in th e mayora l ty o t J o T h n h o Francis wasMri pilrc'e Md gu covered with a scarlet robe, surmounted by a wreath of white flowers. The unveiling was effected on a new plan worthy of imitation. The robe was so arranged that by pulling a string it disappeared instantaneously. The procession attracted immense numbers. The whole population seemed to be in the streets, or thronging the windows and balconies along the whole route, which was about a mile and a half long. The procession took an hour and 45 minutes in passing. The weather was most fa vourable, and the whole effect was exceedingly animated and brilliant. It was quite surprising that a provincial city like Cork could turn out its trades in such large num bers and with such splendid decorations. The first carriage conveyed the Mayor of Cork and the corporate officers • after this the six private carriages; the Mathew Committee, with their guests, went next in seven carriages ; then came s w s it o h cieties, The trades their bands; then eight fmh aore membersho e r n n e temperance t hoef d —Corkcutters, cabinet mayers, b-ikers, hcuse painters, stonecut to re , curr i ere , house the following y o u o societies, order eo carpenters, stonemasons, blacksmiths, farriers, tailors, plasterers, shipwrights, coopers, boot and shoe makers, victuallers, coachmakers, and sawyers. The Odd Fellows' Society and Foresters made a grand show. All those who walked in the procession bore wands tipped with blue or green, each wearing a bit of white riband. They also wore scarfs (generally green) with white rosettes. The flags and banners were all new, and many of them really beautiful. There was not a policeman to be seen on duty through the town, except at the platform ; and yet there was not a single instance of disorderly conduct Naval and Military Intelligence. On Wednesday evening a wicker basket, containing a quantity of cotton waste, was discovered on fire in the fore part of her Majesty's screw corvette Niger, now rigged and ready for commission in basin at Woolwich. It appears that a number of the factory men had been employed dur ing the day in a wooden shed erected for their accommo dation in one of the coal bunkers, where they had used a lighted candle. The candle had most probably ignited the waste used for wiping oil and other cleansing pur poses, and which, when the fire was discovered, was together with the basket partly consumed. It is customary for a police sergeant and constable, accompanied by an in spector of shipwrights, to make a tour of the yard and to inspect every ship in the fitting basins and docks, as well as each shed and workshop, subject to fire, soon after the men cease work at night. On making their usual rounds shortly after the men had left at night, the discovery was fortu- nately made, and little exertion was consequently required to extinguish it, beyond a slight application of the fire hose, ready at hand, The Niger, it may be added, has recently uneergone a thorough overhaul and repair, at a cost of upwsrds of £lO,OOO, The shole of Mcjor Reilly's B battery of Horse Artillery have arrived at Woolwich, from Aldershot, consisting of six officers and 180 non-commissioned officers and men. A special notification, independently of that published a few days ago from the Horse Guards, was yesterday received by G,n. Warde, C. 8., Commandant at Woolwich, from the Earl de Gr, y and Ripon, Secretary of Sta e forWar,warruly thanking the officet r end men of the garrison on behalf of the Government for their gallant exertions at Erith, and commending the unexampled readiness and energy with which they set themselves to the task of preventing the threatened inundation of the country. The notification was yesterday circulated throughout the garrison, and gave great satisfaction. Major-Gen. Warde having closed his outdoor drill session at Woolwich the mutt' permissions tor leave of absence were yesterday made known, and will be extended to March 15, 1865. The Explosion at Erith and the Insurance Companies. VESTRY MEETING AT ERITH. Yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock a numerously-attended vestry meeting of the ratepayers of Erich, convened by the churchwardens, was hcld for the purpose of considering what steps should be taken for the speedy restoration of the parish church, which was severely damaged by the gun powder explosion, which took place on Saturday, the Ist The meeting assembled in the first instance in the vestr3 room of the pariah church, but the discomfort arising from broken windows, &c., was such that it was found impossible to proceed with the business, and it was resolved to adjourn to the National Schoolroom. The chair was occupi e d by th e R ev. A rc hd e acon Smith the vicar, who stated that th e ves t r y h a d been convened to ascertain the best course to be adopted with reference to the damagesinflicted upon the church by the late fearful catas trophe. As they were all aware, the ancient edifice was now so dilapidated that it would be imposs ible to o p en it again for divine service until a considerable sum had been expended for repairs. The buitdisg was insured, but it appeared that the insurance companies generally had repu diated any claim for damages caused by the explosion. Mr Churchwarden PARISH p roduced the polic y of insur alinacbeilwity for iththaeny damage caused by the explosion. Several London Insur ance Cor p oration, and stated that, in reply to a claim , the company had flatly denied its individuals had made claims upon the company with a similar result. On the policy being reed, several ratepapers expressed opinions that by the terms of the document the company was clearly responsible. Dr BROWNE said he was not so certain upon this point. It was true that the remote cause of the catastrophe was fire, but the immediate cause was explosion. If they went into a court of law it was probable that the issue would be deter mined by the immediate cause. At the same time, there was no special exemption in the policy which would do a way with the liability of the company. Mr PARISH said he understood that the opinions of coun sel had been obtained by various companies, and those opinions were in favour of non-liability. After some conversation it was resolved, on the motion of Mr Read, that a deputation, consisting of the vicar and churchwardens, do wait upon the directors of the company to represent the case, and obtain a final reply. Dr. BROWNE observed he thought it was advisable that an interview should be had with Mr Hall, the proprietor of the magazine which exploded, as he would probably be in• cling d to render assistance should it be found impossible to obtain satisfaction from the insurance company. A Ratepayer considered it would be the wisest plan to let that matter rem in until the termination of the coroner's inquest and the verdict of the jury was known. It appeared that a letter had been found, and which was sworn to be in the handwriting of Rayner, the manager of the magazine, which complained that the barrels containing gunpowder were not properly mado. If it should turn out as a result of the full investigation, which would doubtless be made, that any culpable neglect existed Gn the part of the proprietors of the works that would put a different aspect upon the matter. Mr. BUTLER thought it would be advisable to see Mr Hall, who might render assistance voluntarily, but it would be unwise to raise the question of responsibility with that gentleman at present. In reply to Mr liartridge, it was stated that the repairs of the church would amount to upwards of LliO. Alter some discussion it was resolved that the vicar and c h urc h w ardens be requested to confer with Mr Hall on the subject. A conversation then took place with reference to the necessary discontinuance of divine service at the parish church. The Rev. CHAIRMAN observed that a great difficulty existed in obtaining a proper place for public worship ; but he would arrange that the schoolroom should be fitted up, so that at least one service should be held on the Sabbath.l The vestry then adjourned, ing a gap in the way; it was most desirable to do away with such bridges, and substitute permanent structures in their place. A settlement of all the claims had been effected on terms which were fair to the sufferers and to the company. He then ex plained that the fluctuation in the American cur rency had given the directors great anxiety. On taking the quotations of the prices of gold since August, 1863, he found they fluctuated from 1221 to 276, and from the 161 h of July last the highest price was 276, and it came down as lox as 189. Those fluctuations caused immense disturbance in the whole of their operations. He would be glad if they could render an account in sterling money, and have only small deductions to deal with, but to give an idea of the fluctuations in the American cur rency during the past year they must suppose a sovereign worth at one time 165., then to go down gradually to 75., and afterwards rise to lls. and all varieties between those amounts. This caused the price of labour and materials to fluctuate very con siderably, so as to make it very difficult to control and regulate their affairs. They had been more for tunate in this respect than other companies; they had large sums to pay in American currency on account of their having 228 miles of their railway in the United States; they had to pay working ex penses, interest on bonds, and the Portland sinking fund in that currency (£42,000), making altogether about £160,000 or £170,000, which they were en abled to pay in that currency to the 20th of June. Tuey had sold a portion of their American funds, and could replace them at a profitnt 30,000 dols. which was a fortunate and prudent tratoetc.ion, but it did not follow that loses on that account might not occur. With money at 9 per cent, in London was necessary to be cautious. It might go higher or come down in a few months 11:-nce, to 4 per cent. 'The fluctuations in prices had caused the cost of roiling rails to rise from 30 dole. a ton to 42 dols. a too, and wages of labourers from 1 del. ad iy to 1 dol. 75c., just as if the value of a sovereign were to vary from Ils. to 7s. This had else, caused a great stagnation of trade, which would continue more or less as those fluctu awns happened. Or, the other side of the account they had been enabled to putonase £lOO,OOO of Port4eed bands which they would have to pay off in 1866, arid as they had a good opportunity to purchase them they had ems braced it. They could now dispose of these bonds at a profit ; and they proposed to deal with them as was best for the interests of the company. The gross receipts from all sources during the half• year ending the 30th of June amounted to £528,301, the working expenses to £315,021, and the balance to £213,280; deducting from this £31,489 for the re newal of the permanent way left a net balance of £181,791. The gross receipts, as compared with those of the corresponding half of 1863, showed an increase of £72,079, or equal to 1580 per cent. There was an increase in the number of passengers carried of 66,164, or 14 47 per cent., and in the re ceipts for passengers of £25,488, or 17.12 per cent. The average receipt per passenger in 1863 was 55. 7d., and in 1864, 6s. With regard to the freight they had carried 430,034 tons, against 369,484 tous, showing an increase of 60,550 tons. The re ceipts for freight had been £349,539, as against £302,088, showing an increase of 47,451, or 15.70 per cent. The average yield per ton in 1864 was 163. 3d., and in 1863, 16s. 4d. He then called attention to the progress the company had made in respect of net revenue. For the year 1859 it amounted to £73,357, in 1860 to £102,684, in 1861 to £142 492, in 1862 to £170,233, and in 1863 to £315,036; and for the first half of 1864 to £181,791, which was the largest net receipt they had ever had in any pi evious half year. He called their attention to the improvement of the perma nent way, which had hitherto gone on rapidly, but it might happen that in carrying out those improve• meats financial considerations might induce them to exercise some caution. The agreement with the Buffalo and Lake Huron Company had been car ried into effect, and he was happy to say it bad met with approval in Upper Canada, and was working most satisfactorily. Instead of the Western produce sent by that line being confined to the route via Buffalo, the forwarder could now send it as well to Toronto or to Montreal. Mr Brydges had re ported that the traffic over the Buffalo and Lake liurcn line was now 40 per cent. more than for the corresponding period of last year, and he was of opinion that it the international bridge at Buffalo was completed he could easily double that increase. With regard to the leased lines they were working satisfactorily. The receipts on the Atlantic and St. Lawrence lines amounted to £104,000, and after deducting expenses and other charges, there re mained a balance of £6,166. But if the interest on those bonds were payable in Eogland, there would have been a loss in exchange of £5,588. The Detroit and Port Huron line showed a receipt of £27,616, and expenses of £28,425, including rent, showing an apparent loss of £BO9 ; but if they had to pay in gold there would have been a loss of £7,068. The accounts with respect to the state of crops in Canada led them to believe that they would have as much traffic on the railway as they could carry. The only limit would be the quantit3 of plant they could make available to carry it. He found that the Canadian revenue was in a most satisfactory state, and was more than sufficient to meet the current expenditure. The receipts for Customs in September in Montreal were 4,000,000 dols., nguinst 2,400,000 dole. for the same month last year. At Hemilten and Toronto the increase was also very considerable, shoving that the general trade of the country was very satisfaciory. Ile had every confidence that the reciprocity treaty be. tween the United States and Canada would be re newed on an equitable and fair basis. He believed that the cessation of that treaty bad been the cause of the present endeavour to unite the upper and lower provinces of North America into one Govern ment, instead of three separate Governments; to organise one system of defence, and one system of Mr. ADAMS said he never had an opportunity of replying to the observations. The CHAIRMAN then put the question, and the meeting by a show of hands decided on not hearing Mr. Adams. Mr. ADAMS said he must reply. The CHAIRMAN then put the motion for the adop. tion of the report, which was carried unanimously, and he declared the business concluded. Thanks were voted to the chairman and directors, and the meeting separated. HELSTON AND PENRYN. The first ordinary meeting of this company wag held at Helston, Cornwall, on Tuesday; Mr. J. Y. Rogers, M.P., in the chair. The CHAIRMAN stated that the Act of Parliament had been obtained without contest, and in the cheapest manner, and the line has been planned with a view to avoid heavy cuttings, for, though it tapped the g.anite district still there were only one or two slight cuttings through tht - t rock, and there was only 4 per cent of viqduc;s on the length of the line, as cuir pared with 9 per cent. on the Covnwall line. The hue would therefore be very economically cmistrucred, and he bed no doubt would yield a fair percentage on the outlay. It was of great import ance to the district ; they ind an immense quantity of the finest granite in the kingdom, an agricultural district capable of producing large quantities of early vtgetubies for the L ,udon walker, and an abundant supply of fish along their coast. ' The following gealth-inen were appointed direc tors:.—Mr. I'. J. A. 11.0 - iirtes, M.P., Mr. J. Sr. Aubyn, M.P., Mr. J. J. Rogers, M.P., Mr. J. F. Basset, and Mr. Glynn Grylis. Mr. P. G. Hill was appointed Secretary, and a vote of thanks to the chairman concluded the pro ceedings. Tricks of Travellers. (Iron the Builder.) Under the heading of " The Brothers Davenport," a party of adventurers from America five in number, here to exhibit certain "manifestations," have been so fortunate as to obtain such prominent notice by well-known writers in leading - . journals as will doub less send numbers of persons to them. Written with candour, and describing, we have no doubt, ,rutbf ally what occurred, the unquestionable inference to be drawn from the notices nevertheless is, that the writers believe they witnessed an exhibition of some unknown in telligence and force, " an annihilation of what are called material laws ;" and the notices are thus calculated to do much mischief. A week ago the writer was present at a seance with the party in question, in the private house of a distinguished gentleman; lords, ladies, naval captains, poets, artists, and public writers formed the circle; two of the mediums—not the Davenport Brothers, by the way, to whom the power was at first attributed, as one of them being unwell had his place supplied—were tied to their chairs in a manner that seemed quite secure, and then very complete darkness being produced, guitars were strummed, bells were rung, and individuals touched ; while, on the candle being lighted, the two mediums were seen still tied in their chairs. Other acts followed, such as have been described in the newspapers ; thus the coat of one of the performers was whisked off (in the dark), and a loose coat, opportunely in the room, was whisked on. Again darkness, and the removal of the cords was heard os'entatiously grating, and a light showed the performers unbound in their chairs, to which afterwards they were again tied up by " an unknown force 1" When we say that half the eminent persons in the room professed themselves thoroughly assured that other than ordinary agencies had been at work, it will be supposed, and rightly, that the tricks were cleverly played. The whole affair, however, is too gross and preposterous to etand a moment's reflection. On'y admit that one of the two me- diums so contrives, when being tied that he can free his hands, and all else is perfectly simple. The whole proceed. kg is not half so difficult to comprehend as some of the pro fessional conjurors' tricks, and it might be thought we w , .tro wasting space in thus stepping beyond our province to de nounce the imposition; but when it is found that a Master of Arts more than hints that these adventurers belong to a quiet society, "the silent heralds of a social revolution, which must shake the world I" and we know the extent of the "colossal self-deo-it," which permits itself to he made stronger by such exhibittions—it becomes the duty of every man who can obtain a hearing to assist in exposing the inju rious imposture. By what curious shutting up of the reason intelligent men and women can bring themselves to believe that those cords were noisily pulled through the loops into with they had been twistei, and were afterwards put round the per former, and tied clumsily to the table, without hands, it is difficult to say. Just reflect on one of their assertions, that unless a circle is formed by the spectators, if people in the dark can be so called, holding each other's hands, no thing can be done; and that if broken some one's head will be so too; and recollect that after all it is no circle at all, only a part of a circle, and it must surely suggest that this threat is merely to prevent detection. if the writer, when his own hand was pinched by a hardish thick hand with very tangible nails, recognised with tolerable certainty as that of one of the mediums, had sprung out and seized hold of the arm beyond, he would probably have received a blow on the head with a handbell or guitar, but the trick would have been made obvious to those who were willing to be con vinced. The entertainment cl , scd by the table rapping out the word " Retire," much as they eay " Farewell" in coloured fires at the close of a pyrotechnic exhibi t i on; b ut the slovenly manner in which this was done by the opera tor showed in what contempt lie ht hl 11. e cem l e en sense o f hi s audience—running rapidly on 1% nil the alphabet when the letter sought was at the end of it, and p aus i ng w h en h e came to the letter itself, so that it positively did not need the raps, which were once or I vale. , in the wrong place, to make out the word that was desired. These practitioners were chased out of Canada, according to a moat circumstan tial statement in Tor on t o papers ; one of them, it is asserted, was formerly in the employment of the Wizard of the North; and the whole affair will doubtless be blown in England presently ; but in the meanwhile they are aiding an evil delusion which is much more widely spread than some be lieve, and will walk off sneeringly rejoiceful with pockets full of John Bull's guineas.